DENSITY OF STATES AND WANNIER-STARK LEVELS OF SUPERLATTICES IN AN ELECTRIC-FIELD

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RITZE, M [1 ]
HORING, NJM [1 ]
ENDERLEIN, R [1 ]
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[1] STEVENS INST TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS & ENGN PHYS,HOBOKEN,NJ 07030
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1993年 / 47卷 / 16期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.47.10437
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T [工业技术];
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The density of states is calculated for superlattices in the presence of an electric field, using the concept of a generalized transmission probability. Various Ga1-xAlxAs-based quantum-well structures with up to 200 periods are examined for electric fields ranging from 4 X 10(2) V/CM to 1 X 10(6) V/CM. Different field effects are observed in the below- and above-barrier regions of the density-of-states spectra. In the below-barrier region the spectra embody the occurrence of Wannier-Stark localization. The above-barrier region is dominated by two kinds of structures, one similar to Franz-Keldysh oscillations, and another resembling a Wannier-Stark-ladder behavior.
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页码:10437 / 10445
页数:9
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